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Iran apologized, but Trump & other US presidents will never say sorry for what they’ve done to Middle East

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Commendably, Iran has apologized for shooting down the passenger jet and killing all 176 people on board. It shows integrity to take responsibility for the disastrous loss of life at a time of intense adversity. … Read More >Iran apologized, but Trump & other US presidents will never say sorry for what they’ve done to Middle East

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Iran made ‘important decision’ to admit fault for Ukrainian plane crash, now all sides must decrease tensions – Kazakh president

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Kazakhstan’s leader has said that all sides must avoid further civilian deaths and work towards de-escalation, after Iran acknowledged that it mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian passenger plane amid fears of war with the US. … Read More >Iran made ‘important decision’ to admit fault for Ukrainian plane crash, now all sides must decrease tensions – Kazakh president

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UK envoy to Tehran briefly detained for ‘inciting & directing’ anti-govt protesters at Amirkabir University

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British Ambassador to Iran Rob Macaire was briefly detained outside of Amirkabir University in Tehran for questioning over his alleged role in “inciting and directing” anti-government protesters, Tasnim News Agency reports. … Read More >UK envoy to Tehran briefly detained for ‘inciting & directing’ anti-govt protesters at Amirkabir University

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No Way Could Iran Have ‘Intentionally’ Targeted a Civilian Plane – Journo

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Earlier, Iranian officials admitted that the crash of a Ukrainian Boeing 737 near Tehran on Wednesday was due to “human error”, as it had unintentionally been brought down when misidentified as an enemy aircraft amid an ongoing escalation in US-Iran tensions. Iranian authorities have expressed their condolences to the families of all the victims. … Read More >No Way Could Iran Have ‘Intentionally’ Targeted a Civilian Plane – Journo

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Iran’s Rouhani vows to ‘identify & prosecute’ all responsible for ‘disastrous mistake’ that led to Ukrainian jet downing

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has pledged to find and punish all those involved in the unintentional shooting down of a Ukrainian aircraft over Tehran, calling it a “disastrous mistake.” … Read More >Iran’s Rouhani vows to ‘identify & prosecute’ all responsible for ‘disastrous mistake’ that led to Ukrainian jet downing

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‘I wish I was dead’: Senior IRGC commander accepts responsibility for downing Ukrainian jet, says it was mistaken for missile

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Commander of Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Amir Ali Hajizadeh, said he “wished he was dead” upon learning of the Ukrainian jet downing and accepted full responsibility for the incident. … Read More >‘I wish I was dead’: Senior IRGC commander accepts responsibility for downing Ukrainian jet, says it was mistaken for missile

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US Slaps New Anti-Iran Sanctions After Attacks on American, Allied Forces in Iraq

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The additional economic pressure comes amid brewing tensions between Iran and the United States. Iran targeted the US Ayn Al-Asad Air Base, as well as a US-led coalition headquarters, in response to the assassination of Iranian top commander Qasem Soleimani, who was killed in a US airstrike. … Read More >US Slaps New Anti-Iran Sanctions After Attacks on American, Allied Forces in Iraq